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Source Description
Manuscript map of a farm off of present day Swamp Road, near the intersection with Gordon's Way, in Richmond Township, Mass. Shows structures, gardens, pastures, woods etc. Includes a birds-eye view of the estate from the west.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4m90fc501
label
Plan of the estate of Stephen R. and Charles F. Benton, Richmond Township, Berkshire Co., state of Massachusetts
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4m90fc501
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Plan of the estate of Stephen R. and Charles F. Benton, Richmond Township, Berkshire Co., state of Massachusetts
description
Manuscript map of a farm off of present day Swamp Road, near the intersection with Gordon's Way, in Richmond Township, Mass. Shows structures, gardens, pastures, woods etc. Includes a birds-eye view of the estate from the west.
date
["[1850?–1869?]"]
year
1850
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_011389
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Real property--Massachusetts--Richmond (Town)--Maps
Real property--Massachusetts--Richmond (Town)--Aerial views
Richmond (Mass. : Town)--Maps
Benton, Stephen Reynolds, 1813-1906
Benton, Charles Fowler, 1815-1874
subjectsGeographic
Berkshire (county)
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Richmond
United States
genreBasic
Maps
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Berkshire
city
Richmond
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
42.3667
schema:longitude
-73.3667
extent
1 ms. map : hand col. ; 48 x 69 cm.
notes
Oriented with north to the left.
Includes a reference table identifying features of the property.
Includes a sketch of an angel below the compass rose.
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no
dcId
4m90fc501
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
a674717031179146